▲ 287 ▼ Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought (www.euronews.com) submitted 2 years ago by naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Spitfire@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) Oh boy I sure do love plastic with my water. Realistically though, is there any way to really filter out these? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Plastic-digesting microbes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] devious@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I am a plastic digesting mega organism apparently! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago You're not digesting it; it's slowly disrupting all your systems. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Artemis@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sawyer tap filters remove 100% of microplastics (which I'm really hoping is legit!). They fit right on your tap and other than looking a bit funny work great. Just replaced my Brita filter with one a few weeks ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Quoting as 100% effective is a good indicator of bullshit in any scenario permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Well also that tap water filters are usually a giant plastic contaminant themselves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] averyminya@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago What makes its limitation 500 gallons "per day"? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ripcord@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Best filter is to not have them in the first place permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Pretty soon drinking water is going to have to go through a centrifuge first haha. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Plastic-digesting microbes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] devious@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I am a plastic digesting mega organism apparently! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago You're not digesting it; it's slowly disrupting all your systems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] devious@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I am a plastic digesting mega organism apparently! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago You're not digesting it; it's slowly disrupting all your systems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago You're not digesting it; it's slowly disrupting all your systems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Artemis@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sawyer tap filters remove 100% of microplastics (which I'm really hoping is legit!). They fit right on your tap and other than looking a bit funny work great. Just replaced my Brita filter with one a few weeks ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Quoting as 100% effective is a good indicator of bullshit in any scenario permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Well also that tap water filters are usually a giant plastic contaminant themselves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] averyminya@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago What makes its limitation 500 gallons "per day"? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Quoting as 100% effective is a good indicator of bullshit in any scenario permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Well also that tap water filters are usually a giant plastic contaminant themselves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago Well also that tap water filters are usually a giant plastic contaminant themselves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago What makes its limitation 500 gallons "per day"? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Best filter is to not have them in the first place permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Pretty soon drinking water is going to have to go through a centrifuge first haha. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Pretty soon drinking water is going to have to go through a centrifuge first haha. permalink fedilink source parent